U.S. con living breathing document
The constitution the oldest and most important document in american history. It is in control of our society today , makes laws, controls the people, our country. This document changes all the time because of people changing or things that happen. This document gives us our rights and can also take them away if needed. THis document is a living breathing document or called this because , of the changes that happen and the things it changes as our lives change so does it , as our country grows. One reason or change for the constitution being a living breathing document is the supreme court case ,escobedo vs. illinois in 1964. This is an example of a elastic clause , an elastic clause is when a section …show more content…
A great example of a supreme court case is , Parte Milligan,1866.This case happened in 1866 , it was about things that had happen in the civil war , the accused was charged with a plot of freeing confederate war prisoner. Milling was a citizen or civilian of Indiana with rights. Milligan was charged by the military court. They gave the penalty of death . The constitution law that is being question is the power congress has in the to raise armies and declare war and have power in those times. The Supreme Court decision was that a civilian can not be tried in a military court in peace times then the government has the power of all war and civilian things only in time of war does the military have that power to do such things as that like take a citizen case. The majority , declared the military had exceeded its power in trying and sentencing Milligan.This proves that even tho the military has power the constitution stands its ground and can not change like its living and have a say in what is happening in our country , also its focus and power still lives here today even over are military the constitution had an effect in every thing that happens in our world today from military to our homes and buildings. And the constitution changes a lot over are time period. That is why the …show more content…
There are two ways you can change amendment or add one. The first way is the Amendment must be proposed either by 2/3 of both houses in Congress or at a National Constitutional Convention. The second way is Amendments must be ratified by Constitutional Convention in 3/4 of states or ratified by 3/4 of State Legislatures. A good amendment that has changed very much over time is the voting rights amendment.The purpose of this amendment of the voting right is that it decides how old you can be to vote for who is in office or president,congress and so on which was a very older age at the time compared to now. It this is very important it decided whos were and what power he has, and who can choose that . This amendment has changed a lot and proof of this is that it wasn't until 1869 when the Fifthteenth Amendment was made that males of all races got to vote.It took another 50 years with the help of the Nineteenth Amendment women got to vote the Twenty-Third Amendment gave limited voting rights to the residents of Washington D.C.Then the 24th Amendment banned poll taxes that some states used to chase poor people away from voting. In some places people needed to own property to vote thats not true to today. During the Vietnam War Americans thought if are youths can be ordered to fight and die, they get to have the right to vote. The Twenty-Sixth Amendment lowered the voting age to 18 years.this proves
The constitution the oldest and most important document in american history. It is in control of our society today , makes laws, controls the people, our country. This document changes all the time because of people changing or things that happen. This document gives us our rights and can also take them away if needed. THis document is a living breathing document or called this because , of the changes that happen and the things it changes as our lives change so does it , as our country grows. One reason or change for the constitution being a living breathing document is the supreme court case ,escobedo vs. illinois in 1964. This is an example of a elastic clause , an elastic clause is when a section …show more content…
A great example of a supreme court case is , Parte Milligan,1866.This case happened in 1866 , it was about things that had happen in the civil war , the accused was charged with a plot of freeing confederate war prisoner. Milling was a citizen or civilian of Indiana with rights. Milligan was charged by the military court. They gave the penalty of death . The constitution law that is being question is the power congress has in the to raise armies and declare war and have power in those times. The Supreme Court decision was that a civilian can not be tried in a military court in peace times then the government has the power of all war and civilian things only in time of war does the military have that power to do such things as that like take a citizen case. The majority , declared the military had exceeded its power in trying and sentencing Milligan.This proves that even tho the military has power the constitution stands its ground and can not change like its living and have a say in what is happening in our country , also its focus and power still lives here today even over are military the constitution had an effect in every thing that happens in our world today from military to our homes and buildings. And the constitution changes a lot over are time period. That is why the …show more content…
There are two ways you can change amendment or add one. The first way is the Amendment must be proposed either by 2/3 of both houses in Congress or at a National Constitutional Convention. The second way is Amendments must be ratified by Constitutional Convention in 3/4 of states or ratified by 3/4 of State Legislatures. A good amendment that has changed very much over time is the voting rights amendment.The purpose of this amendment of the voting right is that it decides how old you can be to vote for who is in office or president,congress and so on which was a very older age at the time compared to now. It this is very important it decided whos were and what power he has, and who can choose that . This amendment has changed a lot and proof of this is that it wasn't until 1869 when the Fifthteenth Amendment was made that males of all races got to vote.It took another 50 years with the help of the Nineteenth Amendment women got to vote the Twenty-Third Amendment gave limited voting rights to the residents of Washington D.C.Then the 24th Amendment banned poll taxes that some states used to chase poor people away from voting. In some places people needed to own property to vote thats not true to today. During the Vietnam War Americans thought if are youths can be ordered to fight and die, they get to have the right to vote. The Twenty-Sixth Amendment lowered the voting age to 18 years.this proves